Word

昔

むかし
CommonJLPT N4

Meanings

  1. Noun · No-adjective · Adverb

    the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago

  2. Noun

    the past ten years; the past decade

In Spanish

  1. viejos tiempos; antiguo; pasado

Other readings
むかーし

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • この本ほんを読よむたびに昔むかしを思おもい出だす。

    I never read this book without being reminded of my old days.

    Cada vez que leo este libro, recuerdo los días pasados.

    Tatoeba #219503(opens in a new tab)
  • この古ふるい建物たてものは昔むかし、きれいだった。

    This old building has seen better days.

    Este viejo edificio era bello.

    Tatoeba #222052(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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